Chase Foster Jackson (née Ealey; born July 20, 1994) is an American track and field athlete who competes in shot put and discus throw. She won the gold medal at the 2022 and 2023 in women's shot put, which made her the first American woman to win a shot put world title at the World Athletics Championships. She won on the first attempt which, according to Olympic historian Bill Mallon, made her the first woman's shot put world champion to win on the first attempt.

Early life and education

Jackson was born Chase Foster Ealey on July 20, 1994, in Springfield, Illinois, to Chuck Ealey and Michelle Naranjo. Her parents met while her father was in the U.S. Army and was stationed at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico; they moved to Riverton, Illinois, where Jackson lived the first years of her life. Her parents divorced when she was three years old, and she moved with her mother to Los Alamos, New Mexico. She has a sister named Taylor.

Jackson graduated from Los Alamos High School in 2012.

Career

2009-2012: High school

As a freshman at Los Alamos High School in 2009, Jackson placed 1st in the 100 m sprint at the New Mexico 4A State Track and Field Championships, with a time of 12.73 seconds, and placed 2nd in shot put with a throw of 12.095 m (39 ft 8 in).

In 2010, she placed 1st in 100 m sprint at the New Mexico 4A State Track and Field Championship, with a time of 12.46 seconds, and placed 2nd in shot put with a throw of 12.11 m (39 ft 8+3⁄4 in), narrowly beating her sister Taylor Ealey, who was two years older and in 12th grade at the time.

Jackson placed 1st in both shot put and the 100 m sprint at the 2011 New Mexico 4A State Track and Field Championships, with a throw of 12.8968 m (42 ft 3+1⁄2 in), and a time of 12.52 seconds.

As a senior in 2012, she was the New Mexico state champion in shot put, with a throw of 14.40 m (47 ft 2+3⁄4 in), and state champion in the 100 m, with a time of 12.35 seconds.

2013-2016: Collegiate career

Jackson attended Oklahoma State University, where she was a three-time All-American and 12-time Big 12 conference student-athlete.

2016-present: Professional career & Olympics

Jackson is a two-time shot put world champion, 2022 and 2023, outdoor shot put world champion and the 2019 US outdoor and indoor shot put champion. She was the 2018 United States Indoor 4th-place finisher in the shot put.

Jackson shared how she dealt with mental challenges of competing on the global stage at 2019 World Championship and how she was recovering from COVID-19 in winter 2021. Jackson conducted clinics for high school and youth athletes in 2019.

Jackson tied Michelle Carter's North American record and national record at the 2022 World Indoor Championship shot put final with a result of 20.21 m (66 ft 4 in).

In 2023, Jackson placed first at the World Outdoor Championships, with a final result of 20.43 m (67 ft 0 in).

Jackson competed as Chase Ealey until early 2024, when she married and began competing as Chase Jackson. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, but did not qualify for the finals. She fouled on her first two attempts and threw 17.60 m (57 ft 9 in) on her last attempt, placing 17th, with only 12 advancing to the final.

In 2025, Jackson won her third straight USATF Indoor National Championship in shot put with a throw of 19.65 m (64 ft 5+1⁄2 in). She broke the US women's record in shot put, which she also previously held, with a throw of 20.95 m (68 ft 8+3⁄4 in) at the Iron Wood Throws Classic in Rathdrum, Idaho.

Personal life

Jackson married Mitchell Jackson in 2024.

Competition history

All results are taken from Jackson's

International competitions

Representing the  United States
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResultNotes
2013Pan Am Junior ChampionshipsMedellín, Colombia3rdShot put14.88 m (48 ft 9+3⁄4 in)—N/a
2019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar7thShot put18.82 m (61 ft 8+3⁄4 in)—N/a
2022World Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia2ndShot put20.21 m (66 ft 3+1⁄2 in)AR NR
World ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon1stShot put20.49 m (67 ft 2+1⁄2 in)—N/a
2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary1stShot put20.43 m (67 ft 1⁄4 in)—N/a
2024World Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom3rdShot put19.67 m (64 ft 6+1⁄4 in)—N/a
Olympic GamesParis, France17thShot put17.60 m (57 ft 8+3⁄4 in)—N/a
2025World Indoor ChampionshipsNanjing, China3rdShot put20.06 m (65 ft 9+3⁄4 in)—N/a
World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan2ndShot put20.21 m (66 ft 3+1⁄2 in)—N/a
2026World Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland1stShot put20.14 m (66 ft 3⁄4 in)—N/a

Circuit wins and titles

National competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResult
2013USA Junior ChampionshipsDes Moines, Iowa2ndShot put15.75 m (51 ft 8 in)
2016United States Olympic TrialsEugene, Oregon7thShot put18.46 m (60 ft 6+3⁄4 in)
2017USA Indoor ChampionshipsAlbuquerque, New Mexico5thShot put17.60 m (57 ft 8+3⁄4 in)
USA ChampionshipsSacramento, California13thShot put16.43 m (53 ft 10+3⁄4 in)
2018USA Indoor ChampionshipsAlbuquerque, New Mexico4thShot put17.57 m (57 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
USA ChampionshipsDes Moines, Iowa18thShot putFoul
2019USA Indoor ChampionshipsStaten Island, New York1stShot put18.62 m (61 ft 1 in)
USA ChampionshipsDes Moines, Iowa1stShot put19.56 m (64 ft 2 in)
2020USA Indoor ChampionshipsAlbuquerque, New Mexico1stShot put18.99 m (62 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
2021United States Olympic TrialsEugene, Oregon5thShot put18.39 m (60 ft 4 in)
2022USA Indoor ChampionshipsSpokane, Washington2ndShot put19.10 m (62 ft 7+3⁄4 in)
USA ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon1stShot put20.51 m (67 ft 3+1⁄4 in)
2023USA Indoor ChampionshipsAlbuquerque, New Mexico1stShot put18.62 m (61 ft 1 in)
USA ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon1stShot put19.87 m (65 ft 2+1⁄4 in)
2024United States Olympic TrialsEugene, Oregon1stShot put20.00 m (65 ft 7+1⁄4 in)
2025USA Indoor ChampionshipsStaten Island, New York1stShot put19.65 m (64 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
USA ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon1stShot put20.84 m (68 ft 4+1⁄4 in)

NCAA competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResult
2013Division I ChampionshipsUniversity of Oregon41stShot put15.63 m (51 ft 3+1⁄4 in)
2014Division I ChampionshipsUniversity of Oregon73rdShot put14.65 m (48 ft 3⁄4 in)
2015Division I Indoor ChampionshipsUniversity of Arkansas16thShot put15.51 m (50 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Division I ChampionshipsUniversity of Oregon33rdShot put15.47 m (50 ft 9 in)
2016Division I Indoor ChampionshipsUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham6thShot put17.35 m (56 ft 11 in)
Division I ChampionshipsUniversity of Oregon2ndShot put17.99 m (59 ft 1⁄4 in)

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